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Hanson, Bertha Olson, 1873-1965

 Person

Biographical History

Bertha Olson Hanson (1873-1965) was the wife of an American Consul Officer from Fillmore, Utah.

Bertha Olson Hanson was born on August 29, 1873 in Fillmore, Utah to Delilah King Olson and George Olson. She married George M. Hanson on November 11, 1896 in Fillmore, Utah and together they adopted their only son, Evan, in 1894. Her husband George was an American Consul Officer who served in Tasmania; Sandakan, British North Borneo and Liege, Belgium.

Bertha Olson Hanson died on March 12, 1965 in Tucson, Arizona.

Citation:
FamilySearch.com, via WWW, Oct. 2, 2017 (Bertha Olson Hanson; b. Aug. 29, 1873 in Fillmore, UT; p. Delilah King Olson and George Olson; m. George M. Hanson, Nov. 11, 1896, Fillmore, UT; adopted son Evan in 1894)

Olson family papers, 1871-1947, Oct. 2, 2017 (American Consul Officer; Tasmania; Sandakan, British North Borneo; Liege, Belgium)

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La Verne B. Rollin papers, 1924-1947

 Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 9056 Series 4 Sub-Series 1
Content Description Collection contains materials pertaining to the life and work of La Verne B. Rollin. Materials contain newspaper clippings, ship passenger lists, commencement books, photographs, a magazine, a pencil drawing of La Verne B. Rollin and a poem tribute to Delilah King Olson, her grandmother. Also included are letters from La Verne to her mother detailing her life as a writer, editor in New York City, New York and American Red Cross worker all throughout Europe. Of particular interest is a...
Dates: 1924-1947